Excelsior eighth-grader Ariana Feygin experiences a taste of the limelight. If you’ve ever watched an episode of MasterChef Junior on Fox, the youth...
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Prep Elite: The Future Is Bright
We caught up with some of the Lake Minnetonka area’s class of 2019 seniors to talk about their passions and dreams as they begin their final year of...
Multimedia Minnetonka Artist Dieterich Spahn Designs Stained Glass for the Ages
If you’ve driven on Highway 7 at night and happened past Excelsior United Methodist Church, you might already know the work of artist Dieterich...
Flying into Real Estate
Excelsior pilots—and mom and daughter—team up to co-captain a real estate business for their latest adventure. These days, pilots Kathy Rauth and...
Minnestrista Native Hopes for a Future with the Chicago Cubs
Most people look forward to summer as a chance to enjoy nice weather and take it easy. But Minnetrista native Rollie Lacy looked ahead to this...
An Apple a Day
Local surgeon shares his passion for gardening. Ralph Bashioum is a plastic surgeon by day and avid gardener and nurseryman by night, weekend—and...
Come, Sail Away
Deephaven director documents renowned sailor’s life in Coyote. From The New York Times, November 26, 1992: “Mike Plant, the 42-year-old solo ocean...
Kickin’ it with Kendama
Minnetonka high schooler is a world-class competitor in the world of kendama. What’s kendama, you ask? It’s a Japanese skill game using a wooden...
Minnetonka Woman Shares Her Experience with Cutting-edge Cancer Treatment
“My biggest concern was not that I might die of this disease, but how was I going to live with it for as long as I could have?” Minnetonka’s Teri...
Just in time for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, We Catch up with Some Local Olympians
You have to wonder if there’s something in the water—Lake Minnetonka’s water, perhaps?—because Minnesota has been home to an especially impressive...
Easy as X, Y, Z
A Tonka Bay father and son team up to get people talking about Generation Z. Hovering above two desks on opposite sides of a wall are two...
Local Couple Cultivates a Magical, Evolving Garden
Heidi Henderson and Doug Miller cultivate a magical, evolving green space. Heidi Henderson’s garden has grown from small tinkering to a full-blown...
Jeff Edmondson Returns to Minnesota as KARE 11’s Newest Meteorologist
Jeff Edmondson brings his meteorology career home with a new position at KARE 11. Some people realize their career goals after many years of...
Self-taught Artist Traces Love of Painting to Orono High School Art Class
Justin Hammer discovered he had a gift for drawing in an art class senior year at Orono High. He’s been painting ever since. Draped over the walls...
Lifelong Friends Host Rock the Park on the CW
A pair of lifelong lake-area friends turn their love of outdoor adventures into their own TV series. Jack Steward and Colton Smith have been making...
Former Lake-area Students Shine in Show Business
Meet a few lake-area high school alums who are succeeding on stage and television. Zac Barnett Lead singer, American Authors Minnetonka High School,...
